Yalta Conference

Held in Feburary 1945
Took place in Yalta, Crimea
The big three attended:
- Churchill (Britain)
- Roosevelt (America)
- Stalin (USSR)
Aimed to discuss how Europe should fair after WW2

USA - Roosevelt

Agreed Germany to be split into 4 zones, 1 of them would be American
Suggested that the USA and others should hunt down and punish war criminals responsible for the Holocaust
Free prisoners from concentration camps and death camps
Countries liberated from German rule should be able to hold free elections and choose the type of government
Expressed an interest to join the new United Nations organisation which aimed to keep peace
Persuaded to agree to allow Stalin to expand westwards towards Poland

Agreed Germany to be split into 4 zones, 1 of them would be British, 1 of them French
Suggested the Germany capital, Berlin, divided into 4 zones, the others agreed
Joined the new United Nations Organisation
Keen on stopping Stalin from spreading Communism so allowed Stalin to keep parts of Poland
Agreed Britain should hunt down and punish war criminals responsible for the Holocaust
Agreed countries liberated from German rule to hold free elections and choose the type of government

Agreed to enter the war with Japan once Germany had surrendered
Wanted the border of the USSR to move westwards into Poland
- Agreed upon by Britain and America
Concerned about the future security of the USSR:
- 20 million Soviet people had died after WW2
- Wanted to protect the USSR's power and sphere of influence
- Big three agreed Eastern Europe is to be his sphere of influence
Agreed Germany to be split into 4 zones, 1 of them would be for the USSR
Happy that Berlin was in the Soviet area of Germany, did agree to split Berlin into 4 zones
Joined the new United Nations Organisation
Agreed to hunt down those responsible for the Holocaust and sent their armies to liberate camps